‘Jewish or goyish’ makes comeback in web series ‘2 Jews Choose’ By Esther D. Kustanowitz Aug 8, 2022 Living in New York City: Jewish (even if you’re Catholic). Living in Butte, Montana: goyish (even if you’re Jewish). So observed the late comic Lenny Bruce. (The real one, not his fictional avatar in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”) The “Jewish or goyish” game, which has persevered, to varying degrees, both onstage and off, finds its… Read More
TV Hulu series' producers defend casting Steve Carell as Jewish therapist The flames of the “Jewface” debate have been fanned for years, but the conversation hit a new level of prominence last fall. Kathryn Hahn’s casting as the… By Caleb Guedes-Reed, Forward Aug 5, 2022
Film 'Shalom Taiwan': an Argentine rabbi goes to Taiwan in search of money Making his narrative film debut with “Shalom Taiwan,” Argentinian director Walter Tejblum has helmed an utterly charming, heart-warming and at… By Simi Horowitz, Forward Aug 3, 2022
TV ‘Yosi, the Regreftul Spy’: true story of espionage among Argentine Jews This article contains spoilers about Season 1 of “Yosi, the Regretful Spy” on Amazon Prime Video. More than three decades after overseeing the conversion… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA Aug 1, 2022
TV Mormonism and Judaism are dominating television. Is that good? Not long ago, religion, along with sex and politics, was considered a topic best avoided in polite company. But when Netflix dropped “Unorthodox” in the… By Mira Fox, Forward Jul 28, 2022
TV Comedy legend Norman Lear turns 100, with a song and an Instagram Jewish comedy titan Norman Lear turns a century old on Wednesday, and he’s still got a spring in his step. Lear took to Instagram to reminisce the day… By Andrew Lapin, JTA Jul 27, 2022
Film In 'My Name Is Sara,' a girl disguises herself to evade the Holocaust Sara Góralnik Shapiro survived the Holocaust by disguising herself as a Christian and working for a family of Ukrainian farmers. She then went on to live… By Andrew Lapin, JTA Jul 26, 2022
Film In 'Let It Be Morning,' an Arab village on the verge of change Eran Kolirin’s new film, “Let It Be Morning” (“Vayehi Boker”), this year’s closing night film at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, begins with a… By Dan Friedman, Forward Jul 25, 2022
Film At SFJFF opening night, we're all just happy to be back at the Castro A giddy crowd of over 600 gathered last night at the Castro Theatre for the first full-fledged in-person installment of the San Francisco Jewish Film… By David A.M. Wilensky Jul 22, 2022